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Arsenio Hall (born February 12, 1956) is an American actor, comedian, and former talk show host. He is best known for his talk show, The Arsenio Hall Show, which ran between 1989 and 1994. He is also well known for his roles in the films Coming to America and Harlem Nights. Hall is single and has never been married. He has one son. Hall was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Anne and Fred Hall, a Baptist minister. Hall performed as a magician when he was a child. He attended Warrensville Heights High School in Warrensville Heights, Ohio. After he graduated, he attended Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.

In 1986, the Fox network introduced The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers, created to directly challenge The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. After a moderate start, ratings for the show soon sagged. Behind-the-scenes relations between Rivers and network executives at Fox quickly eroded and Rivers left the show in 1987. Renamed The Late Show, it featured several hosts including Ross Shafer, Suzanne Somers, Richard Belzer, and Robert Townsend before it was cancelled in 1988. Hall was chosen to host the show in the fall of 1987, and proved to be immensely popular. From January 2, 1989 until May 27, 1994, he hosted a syndicated late-night talk show, The Arsenio Hall Show. Hall appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on May 1, 2009, and stated that his age listed on Wikipedia was one year older than his real age (53). He joked that he wanted this fixed because at his age, any chance to be a year younger should be taken. Hall continues to host the myNetworkTV show The World’s Funniest Moments (premiered 7/15/2009), an America`s Funniest Home Videos style show reviewing funny clips from the internet and viewers.

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